Class C under 30 ft. with gas engine

DrewE wrote:
Routine service should be basically the same cost as servicing a van, since the chassis is the same (at least as far as things that need chassis service are concerned). The length of the vehicle really doesn't enter into that at all...

I have an E-350 regular length van, in addition to the motorhome. At the dealer I use, size does make a difference, at least for routine service. I can take the van in for the Quick Lane $9.95 oil change (which is more like $13 with taxes and disposal fees) as the technicians can use the same lifts used for pickup trucks, making the job quick and easy.

The motorhome needs a scheduled appointment if it needs to go on a lift, because there are only two large truck bays with lifts. That runs up the price to the $25-30 range. The alternative is to pull it about 1/3 of the way into one of the Quick Lane service bays (only of the four fits this way) where the technician can crawl under it. The clearance is not great, not every tech fits, not every tech is willing to do this. So this comes back around to scheduling a large truck service session.

Similarly for tire service, brake and suspension work, in many shops the work gets turned away or gets done out on the driveway, and there is sometimes a premium for the trouble. If I schedule into a truck service shop, either the rates are higher or the amount of labor greater, or both. But it is all relative, the Honda dealer charges 2-3x as much for the same job on my Honda Fit as I pay for routine service on the motorhome.